nicotine
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈnɪkətiːn/
nicotine (uncountable)
- (organic compound) An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides.
- (figuratively) tobacco, cigarettes
- He is addicted to nicotine.
- French: nicotine
- German: Nikotin
- Italian: nicotina
- Portuguese: nicotina
- Russian: никоти́н
- Spanish: nicotina
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